Sweden : new agreement signed for blue-collar temporary agency workers
2003
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collective agreement ; labour contract ; manual worker ; minimum wage ; temporary worker ; temporary work agency ; trade union attitude
English
"A new collective agreement covering 10,000 blue-collar temporary agency workers has been signed by the Swedish Service Employers' Association and trade unions affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO). The agreement increases the guaranteed minimum monthly wage and improves the position of newly recruited workers, as well as dealing with matters such as the geographical area within which workers can be expected to work and the use of fixed-term contracts. ..."
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